ST JOSEPHS PARISH - WARRNAMBOOL

Parish Office: 5562 2231 Fax: 5562 2230 E-mail: warrnambool@ballarat.catholic.org.au Diocesan website: www.ballarat.catholic.org.au PARISH STAFF: Fr John Fitzgerald (Parish Priest) Barry Wolff (Business Manager) Leanne McElgunn (Secretary) Brian Shanahan (Gardening/Maintenance) Michael Gray (St Josephs School) Philip Morison (Emmanuel College) 6.30pm (Vigil); 8.30am - 10.30am - 6.00pm Purnim: 11.00am (Eucharist on 2nd and 4th Sundays) (Assembly of Word with Communion on 1st, 3rd & 5th Sundays)

30th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Every day, health workers, priests and missionaries are reaching out and giving life to those in desperate need by bringing new hope to the people of Ethiopia and around the world. Together we can feed them . body and soul. Donation envelopes available (Gathering Space) St Josephs Organ: Welcome to Brendon Lukin, tutor for St Josephs Organ Scholarship, who gave a short recital before the Vigil Mass (Saturday). Application forms and further information on the Pipe Organ Scholarship 2013 are available from the Parish Office. St Pius X School: St Pius is commemorating 50 years of contribution to Catholic Education in Warrnambool 3 & 4 November. Further details in Gathering Space Clinical Pastoral Education: St John of God Healthcare is offering a free seminar for those contemplating clinical Pastoral Education, Friday November 2nd. Regi st r at i on f or m avai l abl e fr om Par i sh Of fi ce or emai l Bernadette.Wurlod@sjog.org.au. Registration closes this Wednesday, 31st October. Car Boot Sale: Emmanuel College Junior Campus Hall Car Park, Saturday 3rd November 8.00am to 1.00pm. $10 a car (boot). Come along and sell your unwanted goods and support the schools young St Vincent de Paul Group at the same time. Water East Timor (WET): Are holding a film fundraiser at Port Fairy Reardon Theatre, Friday 2nd November 7.30pm, titled Africa United. Money raised helps in supply & installation of water systems for isolated villages in East Timor. Tickets $15 ($10 concession) can be purchased on the night or phone 0404 157 503. Ecumenical Presentation: The Anglican Diocese of Ballarat are hosting a visit of Esther de Waal, one of todays most celebrated spiritual writers, November 16th at Christ Church Warrnambool. All welcome. Further details in Gathering Space. Waark Cultural & Environmental Aboriginal Corporation: Last tour of the year, 17th & 18th November, at Framlingham. More details in Gathering Space. Attention all Knitters & Cooks: St Josephs Fair for 2013 would like to include some extra traditional fete-type stalls. They are calling for donations from our parish community of home preserves & jams, knitted or crocheted scarves, beanies, babies wear. Donations can be left at the school or parish office. Further enquiries to Virginia 0417 378 816. Meeting: Tuesday: Maintenance Committee at 7.30pm

Office Hours: Monday to Friday: 9:00am - 12:30pm; 1:30pm - 4:00pm SCHOOL PRINCIPALS: WEEK-END LITURGIES:

WEEK-DAY LITURGIES: Wednesday:10.00am (Assembly of the Word with Communion) Friday: 10.00am (Assembly of the Word with Communion) (Lay-Led Assembly: Group 4) N.B: A funeral normally takes the place of the weekday liturgy

Deaths: Ian Gibb, Sr Grace Wensley RSM, Anniversaries: Monica Smart, Mary Shaw, Janice Chapman, Bert & Edith OToole, Kevin OToole, Dorothy & Stan Kelly, Joan Gleeson, Andrew Ryan, Leo McNamara, Monsignor Henry Nolan Welcome: This weekend we warmly welcome Fr Kevin Murphy who is with us to celebrate Mass while Fr John is on holidays. All Souls Day: Mass at the Warrnambool Cemetary will be celebrated by Fr Lawrie OToole at 5.30pm, Friday November 2nd in the Rotunda. Bereavement Group: The annual Mass of Remembrance will be on Saturday November 17th at 6.30pm Praying the Rosary: Pat Egans home (5 Mt Ash Drv) at 2.00pm Powerpoint: This weeks presentation is on Mary our Mother. Collections: Counters: Presbytery: $1,434.00 Parish: $1,075.00 Thank you for your support This week: Team 12: Veronica Anderson (5562 4859) Next week: Team 1: Peter Lawlor (5562 1470)